Selections from the Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an (Paperback)

Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari

ISBN 10: 1911141252 / ISBN 13: 9781911141259

Published by The Islamic Texts Society, Cambridge, 2017

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Paperback. Tabari's Qur'an Commentary, Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an, is one of the great monuments of classical Arabic and Islamic scholarship which, over a millennium, has been a fundamental reference work for scholars engaged in the tradition of Qur'anic exegesis. This two-volume translation focuses on thirty selected verses and Suras, or Chapters, associated with special merits and blessings and also includes Tabari's own introduction to the Comprehensive Exposition.Volume I contains: Tabari's introduction; The Opening; the Throne Verse and the final three verses from The Cow (2:255 and 284-286); The Family of Imran (3:7 and 18); Repentance (9:38-40 and 128-129); the story of Moses and al-Khadir from The Cave (18:60-82); the Verse of Light from The Light (24:35-42); Prostration; Ya' Sin. This is the first translation into English of important sections from Tabari's Tafsir, one of the great monuments of classical Arabic and Islamic scholarship. For over a millennium, Tabari's Tafsir has remained a fundamental reference work for all scholars engaged in the tradition of Quranic commentary and exegesis. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Selections from the Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an (Paperback)
• Publisher: The Islamic Texts Society, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911141252
• ISBN 13: 9781911141259
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Tabari's Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qur'an, also known as Tabari's Tafsir, is one of the great monuments of classical Arabic and Islamic scholarship which, over a millennium, has been a fundamental reference work for scholars engaged in the tradition of Qur'anic exegesis. This two-volume translation focuses on thirty selected verses and Suras, or Chapters, associated with special merits and blessings and also includes Tabari's own introduction to the Comprehensive Exposition.

About the Author

Scott Lucas is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Arizona. Tabari (224-310 AH; 839-923 AD) was a prominent and influential Persian scholar, historian and exegete of the Qur'an from Tabaristan, modern in Iran, who composed all his works in Arabic. His most influential and best known works are his Qur'anic commentary known as Tafsir al-Tabari. He is best known for his expertise in tafsir, fiqh, and history, but he has been described as an impressively prolific polymath. He wrote on such subjects as poetry, lexicography, grammar, ethics, mathematics, and medicine.